Most are probably not aware or just don't care about Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, an Iranian woman arrested on charges of adultery while married and sentenced to stoning.
Sakineh's son, Sajad, is doing everything he can to save his mother's life and recently there was a major breakthrough. Brazil's president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has offered to take Sakineh into his country.
"I don't think Iran can ignore Brazil as easily as it ignored other countries," Ashtiani's son, Sajad, told the Guardian today. "It is very important that Brazil, as one of Iran's most significant allies in the world, has offered a haven for my mother."
He hoped Turkey, which also carries influence with Tehran, would add its voice. "No countries in the world can have such impacts that Brazil and Turkey can have on Iran now. These two countries can save my mother's life," said Sajad. ( The Guardian)
An offer of asylum by one if Iran's few friends. How can Iran turn this down?
We'll see how this pans out.
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